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of Coldwater and surrounding country will
also hold camp meeting from August
to 10.
Final arrangements have been made for
the transportation OF veterans to the nat
tional encampment at st. Louis in Sep
TENDER. Half rates or better will be given,
and ii II Is expected large number will
attend from Michigan. Gov. Luce and
staff have accepted an invitation to be
present
Capitalists from Chicago have made q
proposition TO the stockholders of the
Ropes COLE company to increase the num-
Der of stamps from twenty-five to 1875 and
operate the mine for part OF the capital
stock. The directors of the Ropes COM
pany have the proposition under consid-
Grafton.
Says the Adrian Times: Lenawee coun-
ty has the distinguished honor of furnish
ing one of the coach horses which draws
the king of Italy. 1t was originally
owned by Mr.. Keeney of Franklin, and
gradually moved eastward until 1t crossed
the ocean and accepted Its present respon-
| sible position.
One thousand dollars worth of watches
and jewelry were stolen from William
Brownell's store in Flint the other night
The goods were taken while Brownell was
in the rear part of the store. So far the
thief has avoided detection. A liberal re-
ward is offered for the apprehension of the
offender and the return of the property.
Mrs. M. ID. Orms, living near ST. Johns
and Mrs. George Barley Of Rochester,
Oakland county, sisters who were separat-
ed 32 years ago, have just discovered the
relationship and are happy. Mrs. Orms
was visiting a friend in Rochester and
there accidentally met Mrs. Barley. Con-
versation revealed that they were sisters
Two ore trains on the Wisconsin Cen
trail railway at lronwood, collided with
terrible force the other morning One
train had two engines. Seventeen ore
cars were totally destroyed and three en-
gines entirely wrecked. They are total
loss. The accident was caused by neglect
of conductors orders. One fireman was
seriously hurt.
The Southern Michigan medical associa-
ton, at its recent meeting in Adrian,
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: President, DIR. Wood of Quincy;
vice president, DIR. North. Tecums eh sec
rotary. DIR. Whelan, Ilillsdale; treasurer,
Dir. Worden, Adrian. The next meeting
of the association will be held i'm Ilillsdale
on the second Tuesday in December.
The solicitor of the treasury has decided
that there Is no law to prevent foreign
steamers from carrying passengers from
an American port into foreign territory
and returning with them to the same
American port provided no trading is done
at American ports Ell route. lie declares,
however, that when there is such trading
| the steamer is subject to the foreign in
spection laws.
An old German farmer, living about 10
miles back of Sebewaing. has a wild cat
for a pet. 1t was caught when very young,
but has now been the familiar friend Of
the farmer for eight years. 1t follows him
like dog and is truly loyal, with one ex-
ception. and that is that he dotes on
chickens. This is slightly Offset by the
fact that he can kill more rats than a
thousand tame cats.
Louis Farrant of Ann Arbor, who went
up north some ting last spring to buy
land, having some $500 in MONEY with
him, and whose long absence alarmed his
friends, has been heard from. He is at his
fathers home in Illinois. He writes
that he was robbed of his money and near
must have either given a fictitious name
at East Saginaw or else kept very still
about it, for the police of that city know
nothing of him.
Mrs. Potter, an aged lady of Marlette.
who mysteriously disappeared some time
ago. has been found in the woods about
half a mile from her home dead and near
ly naked. She had become bewidered
"a laI ,lNA s., al. 10 hoo
track of which was still distinct. The
first positive trace of her was one of her
shoes, which she had lost in crossing the
neck Of the marsh. 1t is claimed that the
clew to her whereabouts was given by a
lady clairvoyant from st. Clair.
The contractor who is running the tun-
mel under the st. Clair river at Port Huron
thinks he now has clear sailing before him.
The clay and loose material has all been
successfully cleared out, and the leak has
been stopped by the putting I'm Of boiler
plate lining at the forward end of the
drift. AS the drift is carried forward, it
will be fitted with a boiler plate lining,
inside of which the timber blocking will
be built up. 1t is anticipated that by this
method the work can be finished without
any further difficulty from gas or water.
On the order of the governor the secre-
tary of state has issued commissions to the
following persons: George q. Briggs of
Grand Rapids, George w. Crawford of
Big Rapids and Peter Lennon of Flint
commissioners to locate by monuments the
position of Michigan regiments at Gettys-
burg. George Kirby of Bots Blanc, COM
missioner to lay out state road along base
line of Bots Blame island. Jonathan j.
Woodman Of Paw Paw, to be member CT
the live stock sanitary commission for six
years, vice Thomas Mans of Berrien coun-
ty who declined to qualify.